Nationwide and in Tennessee, black and Hispanic children are far behind white and Asian children in academic success, health and economic well-being. Children of all races in Tennessee are behind their peers in all categories in other states.

White children in Tennessee scored nearly twice that of Hispanic and black children on a one thousand-point scale, but trailed white children in other states, ranking 44th.

Tennessee’s black teens ranked 9th in the US for graduation rate.

Tennessee bested the national average in: (1) on-time high school graduation; (2) the number of children living in homes with at least one adult with a high school degree.